CALCON 2026 Courageous Libraries Resilient Communities

CALCON 2026 Courageous Libraries Resilient Communities

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8:00am MDT

Exhibit Hall Continental Comfort Breakfast Vendor/Exhibit Hall Registration/Welcome Desk Aurora Foyer

9:00am MDT

CAL Keynote Speaker: Lana Hailemariam Aurora Ballroom "The Library League"

10:45am MDT

Bringing Community Together in a Town Divided Paige Turner Breakout Room 4Paul Stanley • Shylo Harlan • Natasha Wolburg Charting Your Path: Career Development for the Courageous Library Professional Reference Ranger Breakout Room 2Xochil Arellano Compassion Without Collapse: Boundaries for Library Staff Under Pressure Dewey Decimator Breakout Room 6Ariana Friedlander From Data to Dialogue: Understanding Burnout, Coping, and Support in Library Settings Tome Raider Breakout Room 1Annie Epperson • Jayne Blodgett • Kristin Kang From Planning to Progress: The Communication-Centered Approach to Library Strategy Archivist Prime Breakout Room 8Chelsea Dodd Coleman Good people are hard to find: Developing and retaining an effective workforce Query Queen Breakout Room 3Amanda Karger • Reed Smythe Trustee Track: A Survey of Colorado Laws Affecting Libraries and What's New for 2026 Digital Defender Breakout Room 5Kim J. Seter, Esq. • Elizabeth \"Beth\" Dauer, Esq.

12:15pm MDT

CAL Awards Lunch

2:00pm MDT

Implementing a Bilingual Pay Model Query Queen Breakout Room 3Paola Vilaxa Moving the goal posts or raising the bar? Deciding on the best objectives in Children’s Services Tome Raider Breakout Room 1Jim Erekson • Lu Benke Presence & Purpose: The Essential Elements of Confident Leadership Archivist Prime Breakout Room 8Chelsea Dodd Coleman Snacktivities and Beyond: Addressing Food Insecurity with Young Library Patrons Captain Catalog Breakout Room 7Mariann Gentile • June McGinn The AI-Powered School Librarian Dewey Decimator Breakout Room 6Sheena Kelly Thursday Thought Talks Reference Ranger Breakout Room 2Kim Bartels • Charissa Brammer • Dana Petersen • Amanda Davidson • Ashley Meisenheimer Trustee Track: How to Build and Grow a Great Fundraising Foundation Digital Defender Breakout Room 5Kitty L. deKieffer • Chris Barge

3:00pm MDT

Exhibit Hall Dessert Reception

4:00pm MDT

Bringing Resilience To Light: Working With Communities Through Oral Histories Query Queen Breakout Room 3Maria Smyer • Charlene Garcia Simms Connection by Design: Library Programming to Fight Loneliness and Strengthen Communities Dewey Decimator Breakout Room 6Rebecca Robbins • Courtney Harris • Cody Speece From Idea to Impact: First Steps to Transforming Your Library Reference Ranger Breakout Room 2Rob Cullin • Wells Squier • Rebecca Silva Making All The Right Moves: Circulating Board Games In Your Library Archivist Prime Breakout Room 8Emma Lea Embry • Mary Miller Strategic Planning Reimagined - AI and Gamification in Public Libraries Tome Raider Breakout Room 1Amy Nelson True Crime Book Clubs: Making it Ethical without Censorship Paige Turner Breakout Room 4Stephanie Mead Turning Your Teens Into Library Leaders Captain Catalog Breakout Room 7Emma Eriksson Trustee Track: On the Path to the Ballot: Preparing Your Community for a Successful Library Funding Measure Digital Defender Breakout Room 5John Chrastka

5:30pm MDT

CALCON After Hours Social Event Martin Luther King Jr Aurora Public Library Branch

CALCON 2026 Courageous Libraries Resilient Communities

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